JOHN LINDLEY ASC

Born: 17 November
1951, New York City, N.Y., USA, as John Warwick Lindley.

Education:
Film School of New York University.

Career:
'[My interest in photography was sparked by]
seeing Cartier-Bresson's work when I was in high school. I saved up to buy a 35mm Nikon, and to get
access to my school's darkroom, I became the photo editor of the yearbook, establishing a standard for
sub-par yearbook effort that has probably not been matched since my tenure. At
New York University's film school, I took cinematography classes with a Czech named Beda Batka. He was
overbearing and didactic but knowledgeable. [My
first break in the business was] thanks to a sound mixer, Mark Dichter, who
convinced a producer I was a responsible guy. I
was asked to shoot a half-hour TV show featuring a fallen Hungarian golf pro
named Julius Boros. It was a kind of travelogue, and Julius, who hated fishing
and travel, wandered the globe, fishing in exotic locations. The soundman and I
would fish, and when one of us hooked a fish, we'd
pass the rod to Julius, whom we then filmed landing the catch.
On good days, I could persuade Julius to sit in a canoe or skiff in ankle-deep
water while I put my back to the shore and found a nice, watery background. A
year later, that same producer set up a prime-time show in New York, and the
next thing I knew, I was the director of photography. I assembled a
hard-working, experienced crew and faked my way through two successful seasons.' [From the ASC website.]

Wild Blue [Michael Dinner] pilot; pre-production;
prod cancelled (FOX has opted not to make the drama pilot 'Wild
Blue', which was ordered and partially cast last season before being
pushed off-cycle); for FOX-tv